Scots ace Eve Muirhead makes Olympic history as her GB team score seven points in a single end to crush the USA

ALL-SCOTTISH side produce stunning display in fourth end to claim record but team captain jokes they should have got a perfect eight.

Britain's skip Eve Muirhead delivers a stone as her side thrash the USA

EVE MUIRHEAD and her pals made Winter
Olympic history yesterday as they scored an incredible seven points in just one end to help Team GB crush America.

And the embarrassed Yanks were so outclassed by the Scot and her team that they threw in the towel after just six ends.

The record-breaking haul came in the fourth end as the all-Scottish side's heroics propelled GB into a 9-1 lead.

The shell-shocked Americans tried their best to recover but gave up the ghost after falling 12-3 behind.

When
told she had just written her name into the record books, Muirhead
could only say: “Oh wow!” But she then joked that heads would roll for failing to score a perfect eight.

The 23-year-old said: “After it happened we were looking for who to blame – who didn’t get the other one into place?”

The stunning display made amends for Monday’s defeat by European champions Sweden as Muirhead’s team roared back to their best.

She said: “That was a lot more like us – that was like Team Muirhead out there.

“We played really well. We said right
after yesterday’s game that the ice was especially quick and we all learned from what we did wrong.

“We came out firing. We were determined to get off to a good start and gave them no chance.

“I
wouldn’t say we feel relieved, more pleased that we played like we can.
It’s still not perfect but it was night and day compared to the Sweden game.

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GB captain David Murdoch (centre) in action as his side beat Germany 7-6

The Brits face Canada today in their third round-robin clash and another win would keep
them on track for a medal.

Muirhead said: “We have a bit of momentum going now. That’s the kind of game we want to have early on – we have to
keep it going.”

Britain’s men also claimed victory yesterday but they were made to sweat right to the final stone before seeing off Germany 7-6.

The advantage was with the Germans in the final end as Felix Schulze had the last throw.

All he needed to do was take out Dave
Murdoch’s stone to claim victory but Schulze missed completely and handed victory to the Scot and his relieved team.

Murdoch
said: “It’s about time we had some Olympic luck. I’ve not had much in my previous eight years at this event! We are pumped up after winning that one and need to have that attitude for the other games.”

Although
the Germans crumbled under pressure, Murdoch and his side deserve plenty of credit for some canny shots in the final end.

The
35-year-old said: “That’s what this team is all about – it’s about forcing pressure on the opposition skip to make a mess of it.

“We always fancy our chance of a steal in the last end if we’re down. It’s one of our strong points.”

Murdoch’s team now have two wins from three heading into today’s clash with Switzerland.